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The New York Times
- Schools Are Seeing Shortages of Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers and Other Essential Roles September 16, 2021Just weeks into the new year, schools are struggling to fill jobs. Low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away.
- Alex Murdaugh to Surrender for Staging His Own Killing September 16, 2021The police have opened a separate inquiry into the death of a housekeeper at Mr. Murdaugh’s home in 2018, the latest twist in the story of his powerful South Carolina family.
- Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Agrees to Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal September 15, 2021Gordon Ernst was accused of taking bribes to designate at least 12 students as recruits, including some who did not play tennis competitively.
- Democrats’ Stumble on Drug Prices Shows Power of Industry September 15, 2021An attempt in the House to take a bite out of drug companies meets resistance.
- Cave Featuring Native American Wall Art Is Sold to Anonymous Bidder September 16, 2021The cave, which sold for $2.2 million in St. Louis on Tuesday, is considered a sacred site by members of the Osage Nation. A tribal leader called the sale “heartbreaking.”
- Idaho Allows Overwhelmed Hospitals to Ration Care If Needed September 16, 2021“We don’t have enough resources to adequately treat the patients in our hospitals, whether you are there for Covid-19 or a heart attack or because of a car accident,” said a top state health official.
- Alex Murdaugh Surrenders After Trying to Fake His Own Killing September 16, 2021But Mr. Murdaugh, part of a prominent family of South Carolina lawyers, has denied any involvement in the unsolved killings of his wife and son in June.
- ‘Frankenstein’ Coupons Worth $31 Million Result in 12-Year Sentence September 16, 2021Prosecutors said that a Virginia couple, with fake coupons “virtually indistinguishable” from real ones, ran one of the largest coupon fraud schemes ever discovered in the United States.
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- Theresa May questions whether Aukus pact could lead to war over Taiwan September 16, 2021Ex-PM asks Boris Johnson what UK’s obligations would be under deal if China attempted to invade islandBoris Johnson has been challenged by his predecessor, Theresa May, as to whether the newly signed Aukus defence pact between the UK, US and Australia could lead to Britain being dragged into a war with China over Taiwan.The intervention came during a Commons […]
- Rules on GM farming and cars to be top of UK bonfire of EU laws September 16, 2021Minister reveals plans to change laws inherited from EU, with rules on medical devices also in crosshairsRules on genetically modified farming, medical devices and vehicle standards will be top of a bonfire of laws inherited from the EU as the government seeks to change legislation automatically transferred to the UK after Brexit.Thousands of laws and regula […]
- Labour condemns new trade secretary for tweets rejecting climate science September 16, 2021Anne-Marie Trevelyan dismisses those who believe in global heating as ‘fanatics’ in resurfaced postsCabinet reshuffle: who’s in, who’s outPolitics latest – liveThe new international trade secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has been accused of rejecting the science behind the climate emergency after a series of tweets came to light showing her dismissing those […]
- Pencil drawing of old man identified as Van Gogh work September 16, 2021Drawing has been in private hands since around 1910 and is now going on display in AmsterdamA pencil drawing of a broken old man, head in hands looking utterly exhausted, has been identified as a work by Vincent van Gogh.The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam said on Thursday that it had authenticated the drawing as being the work of the man himself. Teio Meedendo […]
- Piers Morgan hired to launch Rupert Murdoch TV station talkTV September 16, 2021News UK TV station will be rival to floundering GB News and go on air early 2022 Rupert Murdoch’s News UK has announced plans to launch a national television station called talkTV, which will be a rival to the floundering GB News and provide a platform for the return of Piers Morgan.The company said talkTV will go on air early next year and be available as a […]
- ‘About damn time’: First Nation gets clean water after 24-year wait September 16, 2021Residents of Shoal Lake 40 can drink from taps thanks to a new water treatment facility but dozens of communities lack accessResidents of a First Nations community in Canada, who were deprived of clean drinking water for nearly a quarter of a century, can now drink from their taps after a water treatment facility became fully operational earlier this week.Sh […]
- France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers without pay September 16, 2021Staff at hospitals and care homes had refused Covid jab despite warning by Macron of September deadlineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance has suspended 3,000 health workers without pay for refusing the Covid vaccine.The health minister, Olivier Véran, said the staff had been notified in writing before the government-imposed de […]
- Scientists find evidence of humans making clothes 120,000 years ago September 16, 2021Tools and bones in Moroccan cave could be some of earliest evidence of the hallmark human behaviourFrom the medieval fashion for pointy shoes to Victorian waist-squeezing corsets and modern furry onesies, what we wear is a window to our past.Now researchers say they have found some of the earliest evidence of humans using clothing in a cave in Morocco, with […]
The BBC
- Aukus: China denounces US-UK-Australia pact as irresponsible September 16, 2021The alliance will allow Australia to build and deploy nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.
- Afghanistan's singers flee Taliban violence September 16, 2021The BBC spoke with six singers who crossed to Pakistan illegally and are now living in hiding.
- Somali President Farmajo cuts PM Roble's powers amid row over missing spy September 16, 2021The president cuts the prime minister's powers, raising fears of renewed armed conflict in Mogadishu.
- North Korea reveals train-launched missile system September 16, 2021North Korean state media has unveiled what appears to be a new rail-based ballistic missile system.
- US general defends 'secret' phone calls with China September 16, 2021Gen Mark Milley allegedly phoned Beijing to "reassure" them amid concern about President Trump.
- Covid-19: France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers September 16, 2021The country has made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for all healthcare and care home workers.
- Vincent Van Gogh: Newly discovered drawing goes on display September 16, 2021Study for Worn Out has been sitting in a Dutch family's private collection for more than a century.
- Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon to ease shortages September 16, 2021Lebanon's economic collapse has left the country dangerously short of fuel and electricity.
